Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] a [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Minton became a regular visitor to the Moynihans ' house in Old Church Street . |
| 2 | President Kaysone Phomvihane visited Vietnam on Oct. 12-22 , and the Prime Minister , Gen. Khamtay Siphandon made an official visit to China on Oct. 23-26 . |
| 3 | In June 1812 , Humphry Repton made a five-day visit to Upper Sheringham and discussed plans and ideas with the delightful Upchers ‘ such a hopeful and enthusiastic young couple , motivated by high ideals and deep religious conviction ’ . |
| 4 | SOUTHEND swimmer Sarah Hardcastle made a successful return to competition yesterday after a six-year absence by winning the 400m freestyle at the Optrex National Winter Championships in Sheffield . |
| 5 | Goldwyn considered himself physically unappealing and Frances retained a lifelong devotion to George Cukor , who was homosexual . |
| 6 | Rugby sank a deep shaft to masculine and sporting company and he drew on that for pleasure and refreshment throughout his life . |
| 7 | FLY-HALVES Michael Lynagh and Naas Botha got an early chance to size each other up before world champions Australia take on would-be kings South Africa later on this month when they meet , plying their trade for Treviso and Rovigo respectively , in the Italian Championship final . |
| 8 | SCOTLAND 's Colin McRae made an excellent start to the Swedish Rally yesterday , slotting into second place behind Didier Auriol . |
| 9 | In April Gorbachev made a brief visit to South Korea , the first Soviet leader to visit either Korean state [ see p. 38147 ] . |
| 10 | Jazzy wave styled for height by Anthony Skito provided a soft frame to the face |
| 11 | The rebellion in Nimba county gained momentum during March , and by mid-April posed a serious threat to the government of President Samuel Doe . |
| 12 | Abdu retained a great loyalty to his former mistress and spoke of her with reverence . |
| 13 | The creation of States posed an immediate threat to the freedom of action of lesser rulers . |
| 14 | At Wharncliffe , Andy added a direct finish to Ca ne Fait Rien to give Well Now It Is at E26a . |
| 15 | The French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas paid an official visit to Israel on Jan. 8-10 , the first by a French Cabinet member since 1989 . |
| 16 | Before addressing the European Parliament , Mr Shevardnadze paid an unprecented visit to Nato headquarters in Brussels . |
| 17 | Rex turned a blind eye to the fact that he was obviously Officer Cecil , poorly disguised in false moustache , tailcoat and spats . |
| 18 | Ann turned a laughing face to me . |
| 19 | Yorkshire wanted 145 from the last 20 overs and they seemed to have lost their way when Sachin Tendulkar needlessly ran himself out and Richard Blakey cut a hard catch to Trump . |
| 20 | Seconds later , Hardy landed a stunning left to stagger Holmes again for another count before he finished off his third defence of his crown after two minutes 40 seconds of the round , with a barrage of punches that left referee Larry O'Connell delivering the full count . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , however it came about , Offa 's slaying of Aethelberht represented a serious blow to the realization of a peaceful union of south Anglian peoples under the overlordship of the Mercian king and augured more forceful compulsion . |
| 22 | Davies points out that Gorbachev took a conservative attitude to Soviet history for the first 18 months of his time in power . |
| 23 | Chomutov 's town hall on Tuesday sent an open letter to President Vaclav Havel saying it would deny access to all transport and would talk to unions about calling a general strike if its environmental demands were not met . |
| 24 | And then he gave what Ramsey thought a startling answer to a question which to Ramsey was a crux . |
| 25 | Ken sent a pastoral letter to his clergy asking them to collect money for their relief , and , though his stipend was among the lowest of those of the English bishops , himself contributed £4000 . |
| 26 | In 1949 , Professor Ramsey introduced a crucial refinement to previous work on atomic beams which allowed the frequency of atomic vibrations to be measured with unprecedented accuracy . |
| 27 | Then in the 1960s Picasso gave an important collection to the city and Miró a large donation of paintings and sculptures . |
| 28 | Mr Lang gave a passing nod to enhanced status for vocational education , but he will not find the feedstock for economic dynamism in gilded memories . |
| 29 | From then on , the references to pre-capitalist systems become more and more numerous in the work of Marx and Engels , but it was really from 1880 on , when Marx was shown the work of the American anthropologist Lewis Henry Morgan that he and Engels gave a major place to the study of tribal societies . |
| 30 | Nabiyev completed a two-day visit to Iran on June 30 and went on to Pakistan , returning to Tajikistan on July 4 . |